Description

WETHERDEN HIGH TOWN
TM 06 NW

1/222 Fox Farmhouse
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-- II

Former farmhouse, c,1580-1620. 2 storeys. 3 cell plan. Timber-framed and
plastered. Glazed pantiled roof, with an axial chimney, the shaft rebuilt in
C19 red brick. At the left hand end are a pair of original console brackets
beneath the gable. C20 small-pane casements. C20 boarded entrance door in
rear extension. A typical example of a 3-cell house, with evidence for a pair
of service rooms with twin doorways, (all partitioning in this area now
removed). Unchamfered 1st floor joists. Close-studding and clasped purlin
roof. Back-to-back open fireplaces in hall and parlour and a small original
arched fireplace in one chamber. A blocked diamond-mullioned window in the
rear wall, and evidence for others throughout.

Listing NGR: TM0103065154

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26635378

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide